China Buffet — Restaurant in Hibbing

This place from first glance looks like it's in need of some serious upgrades. As you walk in you notice an aquarium which isn't a real shock to see, but the size of the fish in this small tank is really sad. There is roughly 20 fish and you can see that they are having a hard time swimming around each other. I'm not sure how old this place is, the site has only been on since 2022 according to the copyright. As you walk into China buffet you kind of feel like you walked back into an 80s style restaurant. The decorations seem to non authentic junk you could order online on amazon. some of the window shades were stained and broken, wall paper can be seen peeling on every wall and corner, some areas of the ceiling were covered with water stains from damage done to the roof either by last years snow or this years heavy rain. Either way it's pretty appauling. I believe our host may have been the only one to speak english and was really pleasant asking what we would like to drink, but that was the only time we saw her haha The ambiance wasn't very good at all. Along with the damage it's just really dim and dark inside. But all of that aside the food was really good. Each piece of meat and fish was cooked really well, the food was food was fresh, our salads we made were great. I don;t always go to buffet and get great food, but when I do I am pleasantly surprided. I can't say if I'd want to come back here regularly, but it would be a good stop every once in a great while. I hope my review was helpful for all of you. Thanks for reading! #schroyerfamilydaily #buffet #chinabuffet #hibbingmn #arrenschroyer #food #foodie #minnesota #restaurants #chinese...

Whoever the cook/s that work here are phenomenal. Visited right b4 the lunch so I got to choose from the first round of servings, and it didn't disappoint. Everything was fresh, flavorful and perfect. Just proves timing is everything. So I wouldn't ever visit a buffet between 2pm-4pm or within an hour of closing.

Pricepoint -$14 + tip.

Staff - old man super friendly Old lady....well......if this was a full service restaurant probably wouldn't be employed there very long.

Decor - don't judge a book by its cover. Seriously, ask yourself when was the last time you went to a Chinese restaurant that wasn't dingy & dilapidated? It's in Northern Minnesota, not Bejing, and it's an old bank building. Sure they could fork over a cpl hundred to address the pealing wall paper & paint it themselves or a cpl thousand for new carpet, but are you eating off the floor? Licking the walls?

Parking is a little challenging on the street so at that time of day, but I found a parking lot behind the build big enough for my truck & camper.

If this place was in the cities they'd be charging $25/person and they'd be packed every night. Be thankful their only charging $14 for an unlimited supply of delicious food because they could easily start charging $18/person even in...

I am disgusted with the food quality. I haven't visited this place since pre-Covid. They haven't changed. Was there at 12:15 p.m. on a Saturday. It wasn't too busy, there were open tables still. It was obvious that the food was not fresh, not hot to the touch, or made fresh. It was leftover from whatever day they made it. I had a small portion of fried rice that was way overcooked, 3 pieces of General Tso's chicken that was cold and chewy, 1 half of a wonton, again cold. I went back up for a second plate, and that time I tried 3 pieces of sweet and sour chicken, that was warm and the sauce was boiling hot, I also had an egg roll, took one bite, and had to spit it out, it tasted funny and it was cold. My niece was the only one who ordered a pop, it was Sprite, it needed to be changed, because all she got was carbonation. I was over it by that point. Just a couple hours later my stomach was upset and I spent the better part of my evening on the toilet....